U.S. patent application number 12/214777 was filed with the patent office on 2009-08-13 for building form for concrete floors, walls & beams.
Invention is credited to Dennis William LeBlang.
Application Number | 20090199500 12/214777 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 40937696 |
Filed Date | 2009-08-13 |
United States Patent
Application |
20090199500 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
LeBlang; Dennis William |
August 13, 2009 |
Building form for concrete floors, walls & beams
Abstract
A building form that uses two building panels made of a rigid
board and a form filler and supported by light gauge framing
members and integrating two adjacent building panel molds forming a
ribbed chamber into which concrete can be poured. The building
panels when jointed together form a depression within the mold
panel for a concrete rib when concrete is poured over the building
panels. In addition, each of the building panels when separated by
another fire resistant board thereby forming a space between the
panel molds forming a wider forming mold which becomes an integral
part of the building panel. The separated building panels also
allow for mechanical mean to be distributed. Additional forming
means can be added for a wider and deeper forming structure.
Several different transverse support beams can be used to increase
the panel mold structural strength.
Inventors: |
LeBlang; Dennis William;
(Indio, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Dennis LeBlang
43680 Old Troon Court
Indio
CA
92201
US
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Family ID: |
40937696 |
Appl. No.: |
12/214777 |
Filed: |
June 23, 2008 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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61065236 |
Feb 11, 2008 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
52/414 ;
52/783.1 |
Current CPC
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E04B 5/265 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
52/414 ;
52/783.1 |
International
Class: |
E04B 1/16 20060101
E04B001/16; E04C 2/54 20060101 E04C002/54 |
Claims
1. A building form that consists of two adjacent panel molds: each
panel mold consisting of; a pair of supporting panel members
defining the sides of the panel; a rigid board that rests on and
between the supporting members; a spacing support that rests upon
the rigid support; a form filler support rest upon the rigid board;
the space between two adjacent panel molds is the rib mold between
each adjacent panel.
2. A building form according to claim 1 when two adjacent panel
molds are separated and attached with a rigid board between a pair
of supporting members.
3. A building form according to claim 2 when the rigid board rests
on the top flange of the panel supporting member forming a rib
mold.
4. A building form according to claim 3 when the two separated
panel molds form a mechanical chase.
5. A building form according to claim 2 when the rigid board rests
on the bottom flange of the panel supporting member forming a rib
mold.
6. A building form according to claim 1 when the panel mold
supports are H channels.
7. A building form according to claim 2 when and additional C
channel is installed adjacent to the panel mold supports of each
panel mold.
8. A building form according to claim 1 where a U channel is
installed at the sides of each panel mold as its support
members.
9. 18. A building form according to claim 1 where the form filler
support of the panel mold form is rigid insulation.
11. A building form according to claim 1 where the rigid board of
the panel form mold is plywood.
12. A building form according to claim 1 where the rigid board of
the panel form mold is ribbed fiberboard.
13. A building form according to claim 1 where the rigid board of
the panel form mold is hybrid natural-fiber composite panel with
holes.
14. A building form according to claim 1 where the rigid board of
the panel form mold is metal corrugated decking.
15. A building form according to claim 1 where the rigid board of
the panel form mold is fiber cement board.
16. A building form according to claim 1 where the form filler
support of the panel form mold is vertical orientation ribbed
corrugated paper.
17. A building form according to claim 1 where the form filler
support of the panel form mold is horizontal orientation ribbed
corrugated paper.
18. A building form according to claim 1 where the rib mold has
reinforcing steel.
19. A building form that consists of two adjacent panel molds: each
panel mold consisting of: a pair of supporting panel members
defining the sides of the panel; a rigid support that rests on and
between the supporting members; a spacing support that rests upon
the rigid support; a form filler support rest upon the rigid board;
the space between two end-to-end adjacent panel molds is the
transverse beam mold between each adjacent panel.
20. A building form according to claim 19 where the ends of two
panel mold supports rest on a metal channels and a rigid board
spans between each metal channel forming the transverse rib.
21. A building form according to claim 19 where the ends of two
panel mold supports rest on steel bar joist.
22. A building form according to claim 20 where the ends of a T
shaped transverse beam rest on the rigid board and the form filler
support does not extend the full length of the panel form mold.
23. A building form according to claim 1 where the panel mold
materials are assembled as one panel not individual components.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] A provisional patent application No. 61/065,236 was filed on
Feb. 11, 2008 by LeBlang and this date should be used as the
filling date for this application. In addition a patent pending
application US 2007/0044392 was filed on Nov. 12, 2004 by
LeBlang.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] (1) Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to an improved poured concrete
floor, wall or roof form system where the size of the concrete rib
can easily vary in size plus the panel system has a fire rating
assembly built into the forming system. Different types of
materials can be used interchangeably without changing the
integrity of the concrete structure as well as the method to
fabricate a building panel and transverse beam.
[0004] 2. Background of the Invention
[0005] It is well known in the industry that light gauge metal
framing is used to support floors, more typically by attaching
plywood to the top flange of the metal framing channel. Then if a
concrete floor was desired, a thin concrete topping was installed
over the plywood.
[0006] Another method to create a concrete floor was to install
portable forms using temporary bracing to support the portable
forms. The concrete hardens then the temporary forms and shoring
are removed thereby creating a concrete floor and an exposed
concrete ceiling below the floor.
[0007] There are several floor forming systems that are presently
on the market that are made of polystyrene and metal channels.
These panels are a polystyrene mold used to support a concrete
floor or concrete wall panel until the concrete has cured. The
concrete material and its structural steel reinforcing is the
structural result of using the polystyrene forms. The forms are
made so that a ribbed concrete configuration will result. These
existing panels are basically manufactured where a metal support
channel is embedded in the thicker middle section of the
polystyrene or in some cases two metal supports are installed
within the panel. The metal channels support the expanded
polystyrene and the concrete until the concrete has cured.
[0008] In some cases the metal channel is molded into the
polystyrene, other times the metal channel is slid into the
polystyrene at the thicker interior section of the panel. In
another case the polystyrene fits over the metal channels again at
the thicker polystyrene section of the panel.
[0009] Initially LeBlang in U.S. Pat. No. 6,041,561 showed a floor
or wall constructed on metal channels and rigid insulation with
intermediate crossing beams within the wall/floor structures using
rigid insulation or rigid board as additional support until the
concrete has cured. In addition isolated beams and columns are
shown using light gauge metal framing and other beams are shown
using steel bar joists as a forming structure.
[0010] Later PCT/EP97/05671 was converted to U.S. Pat. No.
6,298,622, by Cretti has embedded metal channels within expanded
plastic material to support a concrete floor until the concrete has
cured. The expanded plastic material is extruded with the steel
studs embedded therein. The panels are interconnected to form a
floor upon which concrete is cast. In addition lath is installed to
the flange of the metal channels and plaster material is installed
over the metal lath to create a fire resistant underside of the
floor construction.
[0011] Soon thereafter Boeshart in U.S. Pat. No. 6,817,150 improved
on Plastedil patent by adding layer of expanded polystyrene
material to increase the depth of the concrete ribs without having
to remake a panel as well as used oblique sidewalls to better
secure the expanded polystyrene to the concrete ribs.
[0012] Later LeBlang in US 2007/0044392 shows a floor system
supported by two light gauge metal channels back to back or an H
channel. The flanges of the channels support a rigid board or an
expanded polystyrene material. An additional layer of expanded
polystyrene is then added on top of the rigid board forming the
ribbed concrete flooring mold. The metal channels penetrate the
rigid insulation, allowing the light gauge metal support channels
to support a flooring system until the concrete has cured.
[0013] Two years later US 2006/0251851 by Bowman embeds a portion
of the light gauge metal framing into the expanded polymer with the
metal framing exposed above and/or below the expanded polymer.
Later that same year in US 2008/0041004 by Gibbar, shows metal
channels supporting polymer foam to form a concrete ribbed system.
Then later that same year Amend in US 2007/0074804 embeds a brace
within the polymer foam to give strength to the expanded polymer.
The light gauge metal channels support the embedded brace within
the foam adding additional support to the foam.
[0014] One thing all these panels have in common is that the metal
channels support the polystyrene and the polystyrene supports a
floor rib by the narrow polystyrene support of the panel. The
weight of the concrete at the rib section of the panel is the
thickest and therefore the heaviest. All of these existing panels
support the heaviest portion or the rib section with only the
polystyrene and not the metal channel.
[0015] Typically the existing polystyrene panels are not protected
from fire. The polystyrene and the metal channels are exposed to
any type of fire or explosions within the building. Polystyrene is
flammable and does melt until extreme heat or fire. The building
codes require that the polystyrene molds be protected, that is add
drywall or spray on fireproofing to reduce smoke and fire within a
building. In other words, the existing patents require additional
materials to be added to within a building to reduce the public
health and safety issues within our building codes.
[0016] In addition to the floor/wall panel mold, these various
floor panel molds can be supported by the light gauge framing beams
or the steel bar joists as shown in the LeBlang patent U.S. Pat.
No. 6,041,561. The depth of the beam can be extended when using
light gauge framing or bar joists as an extension of the floor
forming system. Not all molds panels use polystyrene as the molding
structure. For example, inventor Marschke has developed many
machines to make cardboard. Later in a pending patent, Marschke in
US 2008/0010943 uses an open core element made of fluted paper and
an upper and lower sheet as a forming structure for concrete
overlayment. A post tension system is used to support the floor as
well as wood embedded within the core element. Other structural
steel elements are used to support the fluted paper structure. A
foam core can also be applied to the open cores of the fluted
paper.
[0017] Another wood-based product is shown in U.S. Pat. No.
6,541,097 by Lynch for Masonite Corporation developed a ribbed high
density fibreboard product that can be used as decking or
packaging. The product is structurally support by exposed wood
beams. Later in U.S. Pat. No. 7,255,765 by Ruggle shows the ribbed
high density fibreboard installed with a layer above and below,
therefore making a more rigid cardboard.
[0018] Another application using fiberboard in a panel application
is in U.S. Pat. No. 6,737,115 by Griesbach uses a slurry to produce
diagonal bands in the panel to stiffen and reinforce the panel. On
the other hand U.S. Pat. No. 6,584,742 by Kilgier uses metal
channels and strand board at the interior with inner and outer
facing layers.
[0019] The materials being produced today are getting more
sophisticated for example U.S. Pat. No. 7,232,605 by Burgueno is a
hybrid natural-fiber composite panel with cellular skeleton tubular
openings. The hybrid natural-fiber panel also has a greater
strength than other types of products.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0020] The general object of the present invention is to provide a
better ribbed concrete floor, wall or roof structure by using a
stronger and more fire resistant forming system. A further object
is to provide a more versatile form allowing for more flexibility
in the field and one allowing ease in installing other utilities
within the building system as well as a broader range of materials
used to create a better forming system. The system also allows for
reduced shoring below the floor system, since the metal framing
members are directly adjacent to the concrete rib within the floor.
Another object is to provide a stay-in-place beam forming system
connecting the ribbed concrete flooring sections.
[0021] From a structural aspect, in a ribbed concrete floor, the
most concrete is at the ribbed area of the concrete floor and
therefore the heaviest load is located at the concrete rib.
Therefore by placing the metal support channel at the concrete rib
section of the panel, the polystyrene insulation and rigid board
below will not deflect and therefore support a greater load and
therefore fewer temporary braces are required below the flooring
system.
[0022] A typical panel has two metal C channels that are parallel
to each other with a polystyrene core between the channels. The web
of each of the C channels is the outer edge of the longitudinal
side of the panel. The flanges of each of the C channels faces
inwardly toward each other forming a ledge to support a rigid board
between the C channels. Polystyrene is then installed between the C
channels and above the rigid board. The polystyrene is molded to
the desired thickness of the panel and notched out above the C
channel. The notch can either be obtained by molding the
polystyrene into the desire shape or cutting the polystyrene to the
desire shape after the panel is molded. The rigid board can be a
concrete board or drywall material or other fire resistant
materials. The rigid board also becomes a form mold for forming the
polystyrene shape as well as the fire resistant material on the
bottom of the forming panel.
[0023] Since light gauge metal and the rigid board are the
structural supporting members of the panel molds, a non-structural
foam or corrugated paper can be used as form filler support of the
panel mold. In fact a material like straw could even be used as a
filler in lieu of the rigid insulation described below to support
the concrete ribbed floor. Many different types of rigid board can
be used like drywall, concrete board, fiber cement board, ribbed
fiber board as well as forming a panel using a fiber cement skin.
This skin would be poured in place at a factory and the foam core
or other product would be added prior to the concrete curing. The
rigid board doesn't really have to be a rigid board, but a light
gauge ribbed metal decking. Based on the type of panel
construction, different building materials can be used
interchangeably based on the panel requirements.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
[0024] FIG. 1 shows a typical floor section between floor braces
showing the cross section of the concrete rib.
[0025] FIG. 2 shows the typical floor section with a space between
the floor braces allowing for a wider concrete rib and utility
distribution area.
[0026] FIG. 3 shows the typical floor section with a space between
the floor braces, however an H brace is used and a concrete is
deeper.
[0027] FIG. 4 shows a deeper ribbed concrete floor using two
different size braces and still maintain the utility distribution
under the concrete rib.
[0028] FIG. 5 shows an even deeper ribbed concrete floor using two
different size braces, but eliminating the utility distribution
under the concrete rib.
[0029] FIG. 6 shows a transverse concrete beam between two ribbed
concrete floor sections.
[0030] FIG. 7 shows a different transverse concrete beam between
two ribbed concrete floor sections, however the supporting
transverse beam supports are deeper.
[0031] FIG. 8 shows a transverse concrete support where a bar joist
is used rather than light gauge metal framing.
[0032] FIG. 9 shows an isometric drawing of the typical concrete
ribbed floor and the transverse beam using light gauge metal
framing.
[0033] FIG. 10 shows an isometric drawing of the typical concrete
ribbed floor where a steel bar joist is used at the transverse beam
area.
[0034] FIG. 11 shows an isometric drawing of the typical concrete
ribbed floor and the transverse beam using C channels and different
panel mold materials.
[0035] FIG. 12 shows and enlarged drawing area of FIG. 11.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0036] After review of the existing and pending patents, one can
immediately see the differences in this patent application. In FIG.
1 the drawings show a ribbed panel mold 10 and two partial panel
molds 10' and 10''. The panel molds when joined together form a
continuous surface onto which concrete 40 can be poured to form a
floor or a wall. The size of a concrete rib depends on the
structural requirements of the floor span required or the height or
wind load of a wall.
[0037] FIG. 1 shows a panel mold 10 consisting of a C channel 21 on
the left side and another C channel 22 on the right side of the
panel mold. Each of the C channels 21 & 22 consists of a web
21a & 22a and a lower flange 21b & 22b plus an upper flange
21c & 22c. The C channels 21 & 22 are turned so that the
lower flange 21b and 22b support a rigid board 17 between the
channels 21 and 22 therefore the webs 21a & 22a are the outer
edges of the panel mold 10. A form filler of rigid insulation 18 is
installed between on the rigid board 17 between the C channel webs
21a and 22a and extend above the upper flanges 21c and 22c to the
desire depth of a concrete rib.
[0038] A concrete rib 40 is formed when panel mold 10 and 10' are
placed adjacent to one another, that is, when the C channel 22' of
panel mold 10' abuts the C channel 21 of panel mold 10. Since the C
channels 21 & 22' do abut each other, their webs 22a' and 22a
are touching. The width of a concrete rib 40 is determined by
adding the width of the upper flange 22c' and 21c together and the
height is determined by the thickness of the rigid insulation 18.
Utility distribution can be installed within the holes 16 of the
rigid insulation 18. The holes 18 can be cut adjacent to the rigid
board 17 for ease of manufacturing and parallel to the C channels
22 and 23 within panel mold 10. The holes 16 can be located
adjacent to the rigid board 17 since the rigid board 17 is the main
support for supporting the concrete 39 until the concrete 39 cures.
Additional steel reinforcing bars 14 are added within the concrete
rib 40. Additional reinforcing steel 14' can be added perpendicular
to the reinforcing steel 14 in the concrete rib. The size of the C
channels 21 & 22 is dependent on the gauge and size of the
metal channels 21 & 22 as well as the distance they are
required to span. Additional temporary bracing (not shown) is
required below the panel mold 10 if the size of the C channels 21
& 22 are not strong enough to support the weight of the wet
concrete 39. After the temporary bracing and steel reinforcing is
installed, concrete 39 is ready to be installed within the panel
molds 10, 10' & 10''. FIG. 1a shows an enlarged section of the
left concrete rib 40 shown between the panel mold 10 & 10'.
[0039] The configuration of panel molds 10, 10' & 10'' are
exactly the same in FIG. 2, except the panel molds 10 & 10'
plus 10 & 10'' are separated leaving a utility chase located
between the C channel 22' & 21 and between C channel 22 &
21''. The concrete rib 40' is the same size on both the left side
and right side of the drawing. The concrete rib 40' on the right
side is supported by the rib board 19 and the upper flanges of 22c
and 21c'' of the C channels 22 & 21'' respectively. The rib
board 19 between each panel is the bottom of the mold of the
concrete rib 40'. Since the rib board 19 is totally independent of
the panel molds 10 and 10'' the width of the concrete rib 40' can
be an size depending on the structural requirements of the concrete
rib 40'. The left concrete rib 40' shows a cover plate 13 can be
installed under the lower flanges 22b' & 21b as shown at left
as a utility chase 38 and also shown in FIG. 2a. Since each of the
panel molds are separated by the utility chase 38, the opening
between the C channel 22' & 21 plus between C channels 22 &
22'' can have electricity, plumbing, telephone, i.e. distributed as
well as accessible but yet concealed between panel molds without
being exposed under the panel molds.
[0040] FIG. 3 is similar to FIG. 2, except here H channels 23 &
24 are used as the panel mold support members on both the left side
and right side of the panel mold 11. The left concrete rib 40' is
the same as in FIG. 2 except here a rib board 19 rests upon the top
flange 24c' & 23c of the H channels 24' & 23. Because the
support members are H channels, the lower flange 24b' supports a
hard board 17 of panel mold 11' and a smaller rib support 19'
between the opposite lower flange 23a and the hard board 17 of
panel mold 11. The right concrete rib 40'' has a greater depth
because the concrete rib 40'' is supported on the smaller rib
support 19'. FIG. 3 does show the H channels as described above,
however two back to back U channels (not shown) could also be used
to serve the same supporting function.
[0041] The flanges of any of the C channels or H channels allows
for the hard board or rib supports to be attached by gravity or
glue if desired to create the panels.
[0042] FIG. 4 shows a larger concrete rib 40'' ' than the previous
figures discussed. The panel mold 12 has two deeper C channels 25
& 26, which are installed at the sides of the panel mold 12
where the webs 25a & 26a define the edge of the panel mold 12.
The lower flanges 25b & 26a support the hard board 17 and the
rigid insulation 18 above is also thicker. The upper flange 25c
& 26c of the C channels 25 & 26 are embedded into the rigid
insulation 18. A large concrete rib 40''' is formed when panel mold
12 and panel mold 12' & 12'' are placed near panel mold 12.
Additional C channels 27 & 28 are installed between panel mold
12' and panel mold 12 as well as between panel mold 12 and panel
mold 12''. The web 27a is adjacent to web 26a at the right larger
concrete rib 40''' and web 28a is adjacent to 25a''. The top
flanges of 27c & 28c support the rib board 19, which is the
bottom of the concrete rib 40'''. Another rib board 19'' can be
installed between the lower flange 27b & 28b creating a utility
chase 38 below the large concrete rib 40'''. The C channel 27 can
be attached to panel mold 12 and C channel 28 can be attached to
panel mold 12'' or can be installed loosed at the construction
site. The rib boards 19 & 19'' are installed after the panels
12, 12' & 12'' are installed. By installing the rib boards 19
& 19'' at the job site, the size of the concrete rib 40'' can
be flexible in size.
[0043] The FIG. 5 panels 13, 13' & 13'' are made similar to
FIG. 4, however U channels 29 & 30 encase the sides of panel
mold 13. The lower flange 29b and 30b supports the rigid board 17
and the webs 29a & 30a define the sides of panel mold 13. The
rigid insulation 18 is installed above the rigid board 17 to the
height of the upper flange 29c & 30c of the U channels 29 &
30. Once the height and width of a rib concrete beam is determined,
C channels 31 & 32 can be attached to the sides of mold 13.
Therefore web 31a of C channel 31 is attached to the web 29a of U
channel 29 and set to the desire height of the concrete rib 40'''
plus the web 32a of C channel 32 is attached to the web 30a of U
channel 30. The width of the concrete rib 40''' can be any
dimension depending on the structural requirements required to
support a floor or the height of any wall. The lower flange 31b and
32b form a shelf where the 19''' rib board rests form the lower
edge of the concrete rib 40''''.
[0044] The different configuration of the floor system also
requires transverse beams which are formed when the flooring system
intersects a crossing beam known as a transverse beam. The
transverse beams are usually larger in size than a typical rib beam
with the flooring system. The floor system had several different
types of panel support members. These panel support members for
example are shown in FIG. 1 & 2 was C channel 23 & 24. In
FIG. 3 the panel support members were the H channels 23 & 24
and in FIG. 4 the C channels 25, 26, 27 & 28.
[0045] FIG. 6 shows two C channels 33 & 34 separated by a rib
board 19'''' that rests on the lower flange 33b of channel 33 and
the lower flange 34b of C channel 34. The web 33a and 34a define
the width of the transverse beam 41. The transverse beam 41 is also
formed when panel molds 10', when the floor mold 10' is supported
by framing C channels 21' & 22' and rest on the upper flange
33c of the transverse beam, plus the floor panel mold 10 is
supported by framing C channels 21 & 22 and rest on the upper
flange 34c of the transverse beam. The rigid insulation 18 and the
rigid board 17 of both floor panel molds 10 & 10' are trimmed
to align with the webs of the C channels 33 & 34 forming the
transverse beam. Additional reinforcing steel 14 is installed in
the transverse beam 41 and in the concrete 39 of the rib panel 10
& 10'. Temporary bracing is installed below panel molds 10
& 10' and the transverse beam (bracing not shown) prior to
installing concrete 39 over the molds 10 & 10' and into the
transverse beam 41.
[0046] The transverse beam 43 in FIG. 7 is similar to the
transverse beam 41 in FIG. 6 except here the transverse support
channels 35 & 36 are similar but since their configuration is
different the C channels 33 & 34 have a greater structural
capacity. FIG. 7a shows an enlarged drawing of the transverse
support channel 35, where the top flange 35c supports the framing
member C channels 21' & 22' of panel mold 10' rest on this top
flange 35c. The web 35a' extends above the top flange 35c and the
web 35a extends downward to the lower flange 35b which defines the
bottom of the transverse beam 43. The web 35a also extends above
the top flange 35c in order to increase the structural capabilities
of the support channels 33 & 34 in FIG. 6. The web 35a' has
holes 15' and are aligned with the holes 15' of the web 35a. The
transverse support channel 36 is a mirror image of transverse
support channel 35. The C channels 21 & 22 of panel mold 10
rest on the upper flange 36c of the transverse support channel 36.
The rib board 19'''' rests on the lower flange of 35b & 36b. To
increase strength of the transverse beam 43 additional reinforcing
steel 14 is added to the interior of the transverse beam 43. The
rigid board 17 of both the panel mold 10' & 10 extend to the
transverse support channels 35 & 36 while the rigid insulation
is shown
[0047] A smaller transverse beam 44 is installed in FIG. 8, where a
steel bar joist 37 is used as a support member between the panel
mold 10 & 10'. The panel supports 21' & 22' of panel mold
10' and the panel supports 21 & 22 of panel mold 10 rest on the
top chord 37c of the steel bar joist 37. The space between the
panel molds 10' & 10 and the top chord 37c of the steel bar
joist 37 is the area of transverse beam 44. Additional steel
reinforcing bars 14 are installed parallel to the steel bar joist
37.
[0048] FIG. 9 shows an isometric view of the transverse beam 41
shown in FIG. 7 and the intersecting panel molds 10' & 10. The
support C channels 21' & 22' of panel molds 10' and the support
C channels 21 & 22 of panel molds 10 rest on the transverse
support channel 36 at the upper flange 36c. The panel molds 10'
& 10 have the hard board 17 supported by the lower flanges 21b'
& 22b' plus 21b & 22b. The rib beam 40 between the panel
molds 10' & 10 are support by the rib board 19. The same panel
molds 10' & 10 rest on the upper flange 35c of the transverse
channel 35. When the two transverse support channels 35 & 36
are set in place the rib board 19'''' is installed on the lower
flanges 35b & 36b of the transverse channels 35 & 36. Holes
15' are located in the transverse support channels 35 & 36
which allow the steel reinforcing 14 and concrete 39 to pass
through. Additional reinforcing steel 14 in the transverse beam 44
is installed and connected to the reinforcing steel 14 in the rib
beam.
[0049] The same panel molds 10' & 10 from FIG. 9 is used in
FIG. 10 except here the C channels 21' & 22' of the panel mold
10' and the C channels 21 & 22 of panel mold 10 (panel mold
view cut short) are resting on the top chord 37c of the bar joist
37. The mechanical chase below the concrete rib 44, allow the any
utilities installed within the mechanical chase to pass through the
bar joist 37.
[0050] FIG. 11 & FIG. 12is similar to FIG. 2 except the same
panel mold 10 uses C channels 21 & 22 support a ribbed
fiberboard 50 which is a paper based product rather than a rigid
board like drywall or plywood. Above the vertically ribbed
fiberboard 51 is a treated fluted skin paper known as corrugated
paper. The vertically ribbed corrugated paper 51 is orientated
vertically to support the weight of the wet concrete 39 until it
cures. The vertical orientation of the ribbed corrugated paper 51
requires the ribbed fiberboard 50 to be stronger. In panel mold 10'
the C channels 21' & 22' uses metal corrugated decking 53 to
span greater distances in lieu of the fiberboard 41 as described in
FIG. 2. Also in panel mold 10'' the C channel 21'' & 22'' has a
hybrid natural-fiber composite panel 54 with cellular skeleton
tubular openings 55 between the C channels 21'' & 22''. In lieu
of the vertically oriented ribbed fiberboard 51 as shown in panel
mold 10, a horizontally oriented ribbed fiberboard 56 is shown in
panel mold 10''. A rib beam 40' also uses the ribbed fiberboard 50
between the C channels 22' & 21. The transverse beam 41 shown
as shaded and as shown in FIG. 6 is supported by C channels 33
& 34 also has the ribbed fiberboard 50 as the bottom of the
transverse beam 41. A transverse beam 45 shown as a ghost outline
and highlighted in shading, is shown as a T shaped transverse beam.
The top area of the T shape is supported by the ribbed fiberboard
50 on the right side and hybrid natural-fiber composite panel 54 on
the left side. By not installing the vertically ribbed fiberboard
51 over the ribbed fiberboard 50, then a T transverse beam can be
installed.
[0051] Even though these panel molds are shown for a concrete floor
system, the molds can also be used as a precast wall system or a
precast floor system (where the floor panels are cast in sections).
The panel molds are described typically using a metal supports at
the sides with rigid board and rigid insulation above. In lieu of
the rigid insulation at the panel mold, a single or double faced
fiberboard form spacer or even straw can be used to create a
support means for the concrete to be installed over.
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